Where does “प्र-” come from?
प्र- (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
प्र- (Sanskrit): forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
Definitions
- forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
Ancestry of “प्र-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pra- | forth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |